Ironing board



Jan. 17, 1928. 1,656,396

v c. H. SCHADE IRONING BOARD Filed Aprii 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 c. H. SCHADE' IRONING BOARD Filed April 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 if 24 2a g'ziw Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

UNITED STA CARL H. SCHADILOI' DENVER, COLORADO.

IRONING BOARD.

I Application nieaa rn 26,

I Th1s invention relates to improvements in ironing boards of the type employed in homes for ironing'the usual home wash.

It is the object of this invention to produoe an ironing board which will stand firmly and wh ch can beadjusted to the required height and which shall, at the same time, be so constructed that it can be readily folded into a compactpackage and which lflwill remain folded when it is suspended from a hook or nail.

It is a further object of this invention to produce an ironing oardof such a construction that it will not collapsewhen bep ing set up and which shall be provided with an auxiliary board for ironing sleeves, a metal support for the iron and a device on which the clothes already ironed can be placed.

Theabove and other objects that may be come apparent as the description proceeds are attained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in detail,reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment has been illustrated and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved ironing board in operative i position;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the ironing board;

Figure 3 is a plan view partly in section looking in the direction of arrows 33, a5 Fi .2; m

Figure 4 is a view taken along line 4-4, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; a

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, 4.0 Fig. 4; v w Figure 6 isa section taken on line 6- -6, Fig.3;and I Figure 7 is a plan view of the under side of the board showing the parts in folded position.

Numeral 1 indicates the ironing board which is of the usual size and shape, and is preferably madeof pine or some other suitable wood." The sides of this board are so grooved in the manner indicated by numeral 2. Secured to the underside of the board, adjacent the outer edgesthereof are clamping springs, which are each providedwith two arms 3 that extend in opposite directions from. a central loop portion 4. These springs are secured to the under side of the quite clearly in Fi e.

1927. Serial No. 186,619;

ironing board by means of screws 5. The

extreme ends of arms 3 are bent upwardly and inwardly so as to provide hooks 6, Fig. l, which engage in thegrooves 2 and serve to hold the cloth cover in olace. This cloth has not been shown but isinvariably emplo ed in connection with ironing boards.

ecured to the underside of the ironing board near its wide end is a transverse board 7. This board is provided near each corner near one of its ends with at lug 8, to which the ends of members!) and 10 are attached by means of screws or bolts 11. Members 9 and 10 form one of the supports for the ironing board. One end of these members is joined together so as to form a pointed portion 12, in the manner shown in Figure 7 The other ends of members 9 and 10 are each provided with a projecting corner 13 that extends beyond the pivot 11 and which engages the under surface of the board 7 so as to limit the outward movements of members 9 and 10. This is a great convenience in erecting the board as will hereafter appear. Cooperating with members -9 and 10 so as to form a complementary portion of the support is an assembly consisting of a board 14 provided at each end with a projection 15. The notches 16 which are formed by the ends of the board 14 and the sides of the projections 15 receive the side members 9 and'lO in themanner shown 1 and 7. Secured transversely to theboard 14 are arms 17.

These arms. are identical in size and shape and extendupwardly in the manner indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. w The upper ends of arms17 are connected'by means. of a'transverse bar 18. Attention is called at this point to the fact that pivot pins .19 extend through the side members 9 and 10 into the lower ends'of the arm 17 in the manner shown in Figure 4. This. permits arm 17 and board 14 to rotate about the axis of the pivots 19. This rotation is limited, however,

by the projecting points 15 which engage the side members 9 and 10 in such a manner as to limit the extent to which these can be swung about the pivots. Two legs 20 and 21 are pivoted at points22 to the under side of the board 14 in the manner shown quite clearly in Fig. 4; Thepoint at which these arms or legs arepivoted is spaced a short distance from the upper ends'and the latter are bevelled so as to engageeach other along.

line 23, when in open position. For the purpose of making the legs 20 and 21 rotate together and to the same extent, connecting bars have been provided. Each of these connecting bars have their two ends bent at right angles so as to form pivot pins 25 that engage in suitable openings in the legs 20 and 21. Each of these connecting bars has one end connected to one of the legs below the pivots 22 and the other connected to the other leg at a point above the pivot 22 and cross each other in the manner shown clearly in Fig. 4. The purpose of interconnecting the legs 20 and 21 by means of bar 2st is to cause them to move together and to an equal extent. By this means the legs are always adjusted to the same position and thereby the operation of the setting of the board is greatly facilitated. The under side of the board is provided with two rows of notches 26 which are adapted to receive the upper ends of the arms 17 in the manner indicated in Fig. 2. When the arms 17 engage the notches farthest from the pivot pin 11 the top of the ironing board will be in its lowermost position. If it is desired toraise the ironing board, the arm 17 may be moved back to one or the other of these notches 26. When the ironing board is to be collapsed, the assembly comprising the arm 17 and the legs 20 and 21 is rotated in the direction of the arrows in Figure 2, until the arm 17 and legs 20 and 21 come to a position in which they lie between the parts 9 and 10 and are parallel with them. The whole support can then be folded against the rear of the ironing board so as to assume the position like that shown in Fig. 7. A loop 27 is secured to the side of board 7 and serves as a means by which it may be supported.

Secured to the underside of the ironing board 1 is a small ironing board which has been indicated by numeral 28 and which may be employed for ironing sleeves and similar articles. This small ironing board is secured to the under surface of board 7 by means of a bolt or other pivot pin 29. A pin 30 projects from one side of the board 28 on the opposite side of pivot 29 from the narrow end of the board and this pin acts as a stop which prevents the ironing board 28 from moving past the central position when it is returned to inoperative position, Fig. 3. A board similar to ironing board 28 is also secured to the pivot 29. This board has two parallel arms 31 and 32, and when moved transversely to board. 1 these arms will project outwardly so as to form means on which the clothes that have already been ironed may be supported. This board has been indicated as a whole by numeral 33 and is provided with a pin 34 that serves the same purpose as pin 30 which has already been described. When the board is in use, the ironing board 28 and the clothes supporting board 33 may be moved out into the posiv with upwardl the iron, I have provided my board with a metal slide 85 which lies between the under surface of board 1 and the transverse board t. This metal shelf can be moved inwardly into the position shown in Fig. 7, or outwardly into the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. As the outer edge of this shelf is provided with a roll 36, its inward movement is, of course, limited and for the purpose of limiting the outward movement, .I have provided the inner corners of the shelf bent wires 37 that serve as stops. By using a metal shelf 35 for supporting the flatiron, the danger of setting the ironing board afire is obviated as the metal employed in shelf 35 is incombustible.

From the above it will be apparent that I have produced an ironing board of a very simple and substantial construction, that is very neat in appearance and which can be folded very compactly so as to take up but a. small amount of room when not in use. The construction is also such that there will be no tendency for the parts to unfold when the board is suspended by the loop 27. The points 13 on side members 9 and 10 assist very greatlv in folding and unfolding the board as they prevent the support from rotating more than a predetermined number of degrees about the pivot 11. The ends 15 of the board 14 act as stops'that prevent the support, comprising arm 17 and legs 20 and 21, from moving more than a predetermined amount with respect to members 9 and 10. This prevents a collapse of the board in case the upper ends of arm 17 should fail to engage in either of the notches 26.

Having thusdescribed the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In an ironing table assembly, in combination, an elongated ironing board provided with transversely spaced lugs on its underside near one end, a supporting member comprising two parts, each of which has one end pivotally attached to one of said lugs, and which have their other ends connected together, a cross member lying be tween the two parts of the first supporting member and pivoted to the latter, one end of said cross member having two arallel arms adapted to contact with the un er surface of the board and the other end having two legs adapted to contact with a supporting surface, said legs being movable about spaced pivots and means for interconnecting the legs so that they move about their pivots simultaneously but in opposite directions.

2. In an ironing table assembly, in combination, an elongated ironing board provided with transversely spaced lugs on its underside near one end, a supporting member comprising two parts, each of which has one end pivotally attached to one of said lugs, and which have their other ends connected together, a cross member lying between the tWo parts of the first supporting member and pivoted to the latter, one end of said cross member havin two parallel arms adapted to contact with t 1e under surface of the board and the other end having two legs adapted to contact with a supporting surface, sald legs 10 being movable about spaced pivots and means for limiting the movement of the legs about their ivots.

In testimony w ereof I afiix my signature.

CARL H. SCHADE. 

